The Dillon tribune., 1887-09-02
EXTRA SESSION TIE t.OVIENOE RS
MESSAGE.


| surrcctcd them, much after the fashion cf
warming up cold hash as a substitute for
. fresh food. Ihi. is regarded as pardon.
able for legislator will cling 10 pet bill
with devotion aud affection like that of a
| mother to her first babe. However, The
extraordinary session has no: developed
sufficiently yet to indicate how legislation
| will shape. The extra is running, and as
| the United States Gevcrnn,en. has TO pay
the expenses i, is Eondly hoped that Mon
,anians will not DC out and injured w!cn
! the session is brought to close.
! His Excellency, Governor Leslie 4, in
the Legislature, which was read and has
been published in our daily contemporaries.
! 1t is long. windcd document, built in 'ol
crab!y grammatical shape, destitute Of
"Kentucky dic.ion," and prcsents recon.
,ncn1ations, suggestions and statistics that
may prove interesting to readers ci' the
TRIBUNE. Its salient points will be deem
cd Of suflicien, interest to a!ulc to. His
IsA\SIICu~J NtS"S Wy 'a'i ~
lators that they had been called ,og -''hcr
| with the consent and approva! Of the Pres.
| ident q: tho United States, am, tho orcn.
! ing paragraph closes ~i,', a short lecture
on law, that >hoa;d be clear, direct ar,!
: without ambiguity or doubtful cons.ruc.
tiun. llo ,,> xt refer. 20 :l.~ iaw rcla.in.
| to the a>sc>s,ncn, and lcvv -, ta<t-. %:,iri,
I was passed at last Winters session, and
points out at great length the antiquities
OF the law and asks that sucl. amendments
be made to II as will free the law of all
doubt aud confusion. The Governor, evi.
dcn.iy eympathiz;n: with the County
Clerks, shows that that class oi salaried
! officials toll without adequate reco nlwnsc
under some of the sections OF the objec.
tionablc revenue law, and his Excc!leucy
feels satisfied that there i. great amount
Of labor imposed ON the clerks which can
BE- OF very little practical good to the pub.
lie. Other provisions Of the new revenue
Law ave open to examination ard improve.
men. The Governor then examines the
liquor license law and finds fault with the
law because it discriminatcs between tho
liquor dealer who sells by the drink and
the one who sells BY the gallon. The Gov
ernor bucks indirectly at the decision OF
the United States Supreme Cour. deciding
the license on commercial travellers and
drunmers unconstitutional, and whi:c I've
acquicsces in the decision Of the courts he
believes that the Montana law Is constitu.
tional and he would have the Territory car
~ our law up TO the Supreme Court OF the
United States for Investigation and tcci.
sion. Passing along in the message We
find much space devoted to the bounty law,
and particularly that portion relating to
bounty on ground squirrels, Or as the little
animals arc more vulgarly called "sround
rats Ills Excellency don't like ground
squirrels. either for food or bounty pur.
poses, and he proceeds to cipher on. that
It this law rctrains in force that it will
break the Terri.or. OF Montana, showing
that over $4,000 has been paid out this
year tor squirrel bounties. The Governor
appears 10 have made the "rat question"
one OF special study. AS the ground sqir.
rels "huntcd their holes" ten days earlier
this year than usual it may have been caused
by this special session being called for their
protection, but the Governor does no, ,ncu.
ton this fact. Dropping the bounty Law the
Governor discusses the present law GOV.
crnns our system Of caring Tor the insane
people OF the rerritor:. lie recommends )
that Il 'aw be passed making provision for
the purchase "t suitable grounds and the
erection thereon OF asylum buildings, for.
to quote the Gov,rnor---"thcrc i, no,h;nu
/" all the charms o: American civilization
more noble. and tina. shirr> as a brighter
>t'' 'h'n the lavish hand with which,
States. cities, towns and communities all
over This country, tcemiru with lis mi,
lions o' people. have given money, erected,
buildings, supplied comforts. and purchas
cd thc>es highest order O, medical skill,
and nursing for those. our suffering broth.
crs and sisters True, always provided
that there is no "jot' in legislation on the
SUBJECT. The next paragraph in the mes
sage advising the enactment Of a strin.c,.,
law for the punishment OF persons vino en-
gage IN foul and murdcrous attcmpt, ,o IL,
rail and wreck running railroad trains il
the Territory will meet with cordial appro
val, and the Governor further reconmen
da''o" that a law be specially enacted 10,
!. runishinv burners Of -o;,ro,d t.;j ::